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CHINA SUGAR REFINING CO., LD. the conditions in the Colony ars abnormal. Practically all the necessities are still at the same price as when the exchange was a great deal lower, notwithstanding the fact that the present rate is distinctly in favour of the importer, but China now vor much overloaded with importa, consequent 1y the natural readjustment of conditions is not easy to bring about.
HE THIRTY-FIFTH ORDINARY
ANNUAL MEETING holders of the shore Company will be held at the Offices of the General Agents, Pedder's Street, on TUESDAY, the 25th March, at Noox, for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st Dream- ber, 1912.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- pany will be CLOSED from the 12th to 25th March, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., L.
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ROUTENG PROBLEM IS SERIOUS,
The cost of living in Hongkong has, it would appear, increased at a greater rate than either in England or the United States. In the Orient the native population" are coming more and more to enjoy the greater luxuries of the Western civilisation, and in consequence the demand for all essentials has greatly increased without s corresponding increase in the supply. This fact is most noticeable in Hongkong, and other circumstances, such as the influx of many Chinese from Canton and the greater independence of the working claases have created artificial conditions which are likely to become permanent.
Booking at S. MOUTRIE & CO.'S. Hongkong, March 17, 1913.
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The increase in house rent has also be come a serious question and, unfortunately, there is no corresponding affat in the con- struction of new and it is quita common for people to up their homes and enter boarding houses. The great influx of Chinees during and after the revolation bas caused house property to go up and districts once entirely occupied by Europesa are now Chinese quarters. It seems evident that the Chinese, who have greatly swelled the population in the past year or two, have come toof food, clothing, and house rentamouated Me SHEFFER,
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The latest instance of a lawyer-masking mistake in the drawing of his own will, writes a correspondent, is provided by the late Mr. James Arthur Delay. Mr Delay who was a roured solleiter, committed suicide at Newquay. Corriwall, it will be remembered, after the death of Mrs. Novill. The will and codici are in bis own hand- writing, and the attestation clause of tke codicil was drafted in a wrong form, with FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF the restilt that an affidavit of due execution
had to be sworn before pirobate was granted. Apparently the solution to this housing Mr. Delay left £10,000 on trust for his of the above Company will be held at the problem strongly urged by many people is widow in London and by a ondjeil £30,000 Company's Office, St. George's Bailding, at to organise a building society, the member to Mrs. Nowill. The residue of his setate 11.30, on THURSDAY, toment of April, 1918, to receive a
the 3rd of ship being confined to those who wish to he gave to his two sisters in equal shares Accounts to the Siat December, 1912, and build or own their own homes This The net value of the estate is mid to be the Report of the General Manager and appears a reasonable plan, there is £70,689, Consulting Committee and to elect a Con- plenty of land both on the island of Hong- suiting Committee and Auditor.
kong and in Kowloon, and the Europeans The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- might well co-operate, and perhape could pany will bo CLOSED from the 20th March, to the 3rd April, both days in obtain Clorarament sexistance. To make clusive.
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